Toy



June 17, 1941. R. c. FRUEHE TOY Filed April 8, 1941 I )1 ventaf iaoaP/s (3 flue-HE Attorney Patented June 17, 1941 UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE TOY Rudolph C. Fruehe, Skokie, Ill. Application April 8, 1941, Serial No. 387,520

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a toy, and has for the primary object the provision of a device of this character which may be manufactured and sold at a low cost and will be very interesting to both adults and children alike and will require considerable skill to play or use to accomplish a desired result therewith.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description procoeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction. combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a toy constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view illustrating the device.

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating a plate forming a part of the present invention.

Referring in detail to the drawing, th numeral. 5 indicates an elongated base plate having an opening 6 located intermediate its ends and rising from said base plate adjacent the ends thereof are vertical rods 1 provided with opposed horizontal portions 8 spaced a, slight distance apart and terminating in vertically arranged spaced projection 9. It is to be understood that the horizontal portions 8 of the vertical rods extend in the direction of-each other with the distancebetween the projections 9 less than the length of anelongated plate Ill.

The plate 10 is provided with an opening ll intermediate its ends and is further provided with openings I2 adjacent its ends which openings are spaced a distance apart which is equal to the distance between the projections 9 so that said projections may extend through the plate I0.

A rod I3 extends through the opening 6 with a loose fit and has secured thereon a collar M to rest upon the base plate for limiting the down-- ward movement of the rod l3 or the complete removal of said rod from the base plate in a downward direction.

A pintle I5 is secured to the upper end of the rod I3 to extend through the hole ll of the plate ID with a relatively loose fit so that said plate may rotate and wobble slightly on the upper end of the rod I3.

In use, a person supports with one hand the base plate in a horizontal position and with the thumb of the same hand positioned under the rod l3 and with the plate ill on. the pintle l5, as shown in Figure 1, the person then endeavors to raise the rod sufficiently to bring the plate Hi to rest on the horizontal portions 8 of the vertical rods 1 with the projections!) extending through the openings 02 of said plate H].

In order to accomplish the foregoing requires a maximum amount of skill on the part of the player as well as a steady hand and owing to the difficulty in placing the plate upon the projections 9 renders the toy extremely interesting to adults and children alike.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thu described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a toy, a base plate having an opening, vertical rods rising from said base plate and having horizontal portions opposing each other and terminating in vertically disposed spaced extensions, a plate having openings to receive said extensions, and means loosely fitted in the openings of the base plate and detachably connected to said second plate for raising the latter and positioning thereof on the extensions.

2. In a toy, rising vertically from said base and having horizontal portions extending in the direction of each other and terminating in vertically Spaced extensions, a rod loosely fitted in the opening of said base, a stop on said rod to engage the base, and a plate having openings to receive said extensions and removably and detachably connected to said rod.

3. In a toy, a base having an opening, rods rising vertically from said base and having horizontal portions extending in the direction of each other and terminating in vertically spaced exten'sions, a rod loosely fitted in the opening of said base, a stop on said rod to engage the base, a plate having openings to receive the extensions, a pintle opening to loosely receive said pintle.

RUDOLPH C. FRUEI-IE.

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